| Election Name: | 2023 Runnymede Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Runnymede Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Runnymede Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 41 seats in the Runnymede Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Turnout: | 19,547 (32.7%) |
| Registered: | 59,845 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Tom Gracey |
| Leader Since1: | 2022 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Woodham & Rowtown |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats Before1: | 24 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seats After1: | 20 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,211 |
| Percentage1: | 36.9% |
| Swing1: | 1.0 pp |
| Party2: | Labour and Co-operative |
| Leader2: | Robert King |
| Leader Since2: | 2021 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Egham Hythe |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,236 |
| Percentage2: | 21.7% |
| Swing2: | 4.4 pp |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Image3: | LD |
| Leader3: | Don Whyte |
| Leader Since3: | 2019 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Longcross, Lyne and Chertsey South |
| Last Election3: | 1 |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,751 |
| Percentage3: | 19.2% |
| Swing3: | 0.6 pp |
| Party4: | Runnymede Independent Residents Group |
| Image4: | Res |
| Leader4: | Isabel Mullens |
| Leader Since4: | 2022 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Egham Town |
| Last Election4: | 2 |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,667 |
| Percentage4: | 8.5% |
| Swing4: | 0.0 pp |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Image5: | Grn |
| Leader5: | Steve Ringham |
| Leader Since5: | 2022 |
| Leaders Seat5: | Addlestone North |
| Last Election5: | 1 |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,278 |
| Percentage5: | 6.5% |
| Swing5: | 0.1 pp |
| Party6: | Independent politician |
| Image6: | IND |
| Leader6: | Malcolm Cressey |
| Leader Since6: | 2019 |
| Leaders Seat6: | Ottershaw |
| Last Election6: | 1 |
| Seats Before6: | 4 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Seats After6: | 5 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 1,237 |
| Percentage6: | 6.3% |
| Swing6: | 4.8 pp |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Tom Gracey |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Tom Gracey Conservative |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Runnymede Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect one-third of members of the Runnymede Borough Council in Surrey, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England[1]
The Conservative Party lost control of the council for the second time since the first election in 1973, the first being a short period between 1996 and 1998 when it was also under no overall control. In the previous election in 2022, the Conservative Party retained control of the council, winning 6 out of 14 seats and holding their majority, albeit reduced to 7. Liberal Democrat, Labour Co-op Party and Green Party each made gains of one seat each, and one independent gained a seat also.[2]
The Conservatives managed to form a minority administration after the election with informal support from the three independent councillors representing the Ottershaw ward.[3]
These were the first elections to be held with a new requirement for voters to have photo ID to vote in person at a polling station.[4]
The results for each ward were as follows:[5] [6]
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